One reason regulators push for higher prices in an industry is to
A. prevent excess profits in the industry.
B. protect the public from excessively low prices.
C. encourage usage of the good or service.
D. protect against the demise of existing firms.
Answer: D
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A) inventories are less than planned. B) inventories are greater than planned. C) actual aggregate expenditures are greater than real GDP. D) actual aggregate expenditures are less than real GDP. E) inventories are unaffected.
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The study found that A) employers were 50 percent more likely to interview workers with African-American-sounding names. B) employers were equally likely to interview workers with white-sounding names and with African-American-sounding names. C) employers were 50 percent more likely to interview workers with white-sounding names. D) no employers chose to interview workers with African-American-sounding names.